Politics and U.S. Health Policy (3) This course examines how emerging health policy issues in the United States are addressed based on specific selected examples drawn from the U.S. health delivery system. It describes how various sources of influence provide a rationale for health system performance and its effect on access, quality, and cost.

Women, Leadership, Politics and Power (1) This course explores women as leaders. The course examines and discusses leadership competencies and the science behind confidence and risk taking. Students explore specific tools and practices to increase their leadership potential. Meets with GOVT-685 002.

The State of Women in Politics (1) State legislatures and statewide offices are vital locations of political leadership and launch pads for higher office. This course examines the 2018 state elections for more than 6000 legislators, governors, lieutenant governors, attorneys general, and other seats. Students explore the status of women and how to increase their numbers. Meets with GOVT-685 004.

Introduction to Programming in Applied Political Data Science (3) This course introduces concepts and techniques required to engage in modern applied political data analysis. Data science is often described as the intersection of statistics, programming, and substantive knowledge. This course develops skills in the first two, with application to questions in applied politics. Modern political data come from large-scale experiments, text, networks, and other survey and administrative sources. Students develop skills in data wrangling, visualization, collaborative version control, statistical modeling, and scientific presentation. Prerequisite: GOVT-310. Meets with GOVT-696 002.

Evolving the Digital Campaign (1) From the history of digital tools and technology for political campaigns to the most modern trends in recent campaigns, this course covers what is working in the field of digital media for field organizing, fundraising, and rapid response political communications.

Women, Leadership, Politics and Power (1) This course explores women as leaders. The course examines and discusses leadership competencies and the science behind confidence and risk taking. Students explore specific tools and practices to increase their leadership potential. Meets with GOVT-485 002

The State of Women in Politics (1) State legislatures and statewide offices are vital locations of political leadership and launch pads for higher office. This course examines the 2018 state elections for more than 6000 legislators, governors, lieutenant governors, attorneys general, and other seats. Students explore the status of women and how to increase their numbers. Meets with GOVT-485 004.

Introduction to Programming in Applied Political Data Science (3) This course introduces concepts and techniques required to engage in modern applied political data analysis. Data science is often described as the intersection of statistics, programming, and substantive knowledge. This course develops skills in the first two, with application to questions in applied politics. Modern political data come from large-scale experiments, text, networks, and other survey and administrative sources. Students develop skills in data wrangling, visualization, collaborative version control, statistical modeling, and scientific presentation.